I was very saddend to hear the news about Tim Russert. I watched him every morning on the Today show. As for the media maybe being insentive with his son standing by his father chair there is some truth in that. However, I am sure that his son Luke standing buy his fathers chair was in fact having a pure, loving, and heartfelt thouhgt about his father.

Tim Russert's death was around two entities he loved; he died at work and he died father's day weekend. How can anyone forget that.

Malikha
former Buffalo resident

I will always remember him for the love of his family. He was a great guy!

My heart goes out to the Tim Russert family. When I learned of his sudden passing, my first thoughts were, "on a starry night, if the Tim Russert family would look to the sky, I bet the "twinkling" star is Tim. Smiling down on them with that same "twinkle" he always had in his eyes when he spoke of his family. Tim can never be replaced, and Meet the Press will never be the same.

I just head of Tim Russert's passing on Letterman. I had seen this man many times on news highlights here on Australian TV but never knew his name. When I googled his name, and saw the results, I was stunned and saddened. Vale to a fine journalist and a fine man

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I am deeply saddened by the unexpected passing of such a wonderful man. Tim truley set the bar for how a son, father, and overall human being needs to life their life. God bless his family!

Tim was a great man and he will be greatly missed. I will miss seeing Tim on Sunday "Meet the Press". He became a family member even if it was just for a few minutes on Sunday. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and son.

David & Robin

I am convinced Tim Russert was overworked, MSNBC is all consuming. A monster needing to be fed 7/24

Tim Russert was our favorite as a journalist and human being. We always taped "Meet the Press," on Sundays so we could watch it later in the day after church. In addition to being informed and well-prepared he brought a measure of civility to his interviews. He will be greatly missed. Hal and Becky Cowart

Tim Russert was a great man. He was a devout Catholic, a devoted son, husband, father, friend. No wonder everybody loved him. He loved God, his family, his co-workers, his friends, his work, and his country. He was my favorite journalist, and he is the greatest journalist in the world - smart, fair, and outstanding in his line of work.

What a sad irony to lose this man just before father's day. I don't think he had any complaint about being overworked. He seemed to have loved what he did and he was always passionate about doing it. He also loved his family and his friends. Imagine how hard it is for his wife,his son, and his father, plus other members of his famil y if the general public is grieving over him. All we can do is offer them our prayers and make sure his is always remembered. I do have a question, though? Why can't I find any comments made by Mario Cuomo about him?

i am so so saddened. my week started on sunday with his humor, candor and authenticity. God bless his soul

Does anyone know the name of the song that was playing on the all day (June 16th) MSNBC tribute "Remembering Tim Russert?" When there was a break, there was his picture and this beautiful piece playing in the background. Thanks if you can help. I will miss the big on Sunday mornings.

Tim Russert was the only political journalist I inately trusted. What do we do now? I am somewhat surprised to realize how much I am grieving for a person who was, to me, a TV personality. I already miss him and I am sure, especially in this election year, that the loss will more apparent as we go along.

I have watched Tim for Year and just found out that he was 2 years younger than I am. The first thought I had upon hearing of his passing was ~ "No!". My second thought was, "..what an Exemplarily, Catholic, Life he lead". I will redouble my efforts after his example. Thanks and God Bless You, Tim!

On a selfish note, it is my opinion that Tim was one of the last honest, fair and genuinely concerned journalists and it is a concern to wonder where our country is headed without his non-bias opinion. He was looking out for the country he loved.
Very sad to lose a man who lived his life above and beyond. God bless Tim, his family and friends. A special thank you to Tim's parents who did a remarkable job in raising this child ...for all of us to benefit from.

One of the songs that was playing was Still Fighting It by Ben Folds Five, I don't know if that's the one you're looking for.

I was sadden to hear such sad news of a very fine Man, There will never be another Tim Russert, May god hold his Family close at this very sad time. May he Rest In Peace

Among the songs I heard played on NBC were "You're Missing" and "Thunder Road," both by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, a favorite of Tim's.